Births attended by skilled health staff in Panama
Panama: Births attended by skilled health staff was 95.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Births attended by skilled health staff in Panama, 1992–2019
Source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for births attended by skilled health staff in Panama is 95.0%, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff in Panama peaked at 96.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 85.8%, in 1992.
That places Panama 107th out of 169 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Births attended by skilled health staff in Panama, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 85.8% | — |
| 1993 | 86.9% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 88.0% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 88.3% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 89.9% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 89.5% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 90.0% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 90.1% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 90.5% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 92.1% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 94.2% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 92.5% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 91.3% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 91.1% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 91.0% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 91.5% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 91.8% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 88.6% | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 92.7% | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 93.5% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 94.3% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 91.4% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 93.9% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 96.3% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 94.6% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 94.2% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 92.9% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 95.0% | +2.3% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 95.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.5%, 95% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Panama's 95.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 98.8%, 96% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 88.6% | 85.8% | 90.1% | 8 |
| 2000s | 91.5% | 88.6% | 94.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.9% | 91.4% | 96.3% | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health staff in Panama?
- Births attended by skilled health staff in Panama was 95.0% in 2019, according to State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 96.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.8% in 1992.
- How does Panama rank for births attended by skilled health staff?
- Panama ranks 107th out of 169 countries with data for 2019.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Births attended by skilled health staff are the percentage of deliveries attended by personnel trained to give the necessary supervision, care, and advice to women during pregnancy, labor, and the postpartum period; to conduct deliveries on their own; and to care for newborns.